Republic of Mosina

Republic of Mosina
Rzeczpospolita Mosińska (Polish)
1848–1848
CapitalMosina
Official languagesPolish
GovernmentRepublic
Head of State 
• 1848
Jakub Krotowski-Krauthofer
History 
• Declaration of independence
3 May 1848
8 May 1848
• Capitulation in Bardo
9 May 1848
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
Today part ofPoland

Republic of Mosina (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Mosińska) was a short-lived microstate centred around the city of Mosina, which existed for five or six days in May 1848. The country was proclaimed on 3 May 1848, during the Greater Poland uprising, out of lands of insurrect-controlled lands of Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, with Jakub Krotowski-Krauthofer as its head of state. The republic ceased to exist five or six days later, on 8 or 9 May 1848 after the defeat of rebel forces.[1][2][3]

The state was meant to be a temporary entity, that later would be reformed into an independent Polish state, that rebels had aimed to recreate. The capital of the country was Mosina and official language was Polish.[1][2][3]

History

Jakub Krauthofer-Krotowski, head of state of the republic

In March 1848, during Greater Poland uprising, the insurrectionist forces had formed the National Commity in rebel-controlled city of Mosina, in Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, with Wojciech Rost, Antoni Adamski, Stanisław Stefanowicz, Jan Kordylewski and Antoni Ruszkiewicz as its members. On 3 May 1848, the leader of insurgent forces, Jakub Krauthofer-Krotowski had declared the formation of the independent Republic of Mosina in the area around the cities Mosina and Kórnik and made himself a head of state. The state was meant to be a temporary entity, that later would be reformed into an independent Polish state, that rebels had aimed to recreate. Mosina was decided to be the capital of the state.[1][2][3] Following the declaration of the country's independence, Krotowski-Krauthofer had replaced Prussian government officials in the area with Polish ones, including appointing Wojciech Rost as the new mayor of Mosina.[2][3]

The republic ceased to exist five days later, on 8 May 1848, after the rebels defeat in the battle of Rogalin, or a day later, on 9 May, after the clash in Trzebaw and following rebel capitulation in Bardo ending the uprising.[1][3] Following the capitulation, Krauthofer-Krotowski was imprisoned in Konatrzewo.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rzeczpospolita Mosińska - Ciekawostki - Region Wielkopolska • miejsca które warto odwiedzić". regionwielkopolska.pl (in Polish). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  2. ^ a b c d "Rzeczpospolita Mosińska - co znaczy". moscina.pl.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Rzeczpospolita Mosińska – państwo, które przetrwało 5 dni". histmag.org.

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